Substance Abuse Expert Witnesses in New Jersey

This highly qualified police policy and procedures expert has over 35 years of experience, and has extensive experience in undercover and surveillance operations, as well as narcotics identification and investigations. He earned his AS in criminal justice from the County College of Morris, and both his BS in justice studies and his MSM in criminal justice administration from the College of Saint Elizabeth. He is also a graduate of the FBI National Academy. He is certified as a public manager and as a master use of force instructor and is active in his field as a member of several organizations, including the American Society of Industrial Security and the National Tactical Officers Association. This expert spent 24 years with the Union City New Jersey Police Department, beginning with the department as a patrolman. He then went on to work in the narcotics division as a detective, the narcotics task force supervisor, and eventually the commanding officer of the division while he was a lieutenant. He also served as a patrol tour commander, the police liaison to the Office of the Mayor, the patrol division commander, and the captain. Before his retirement from the police department, he served as the deputy chief of police. Since 2009, this expert has owned and operated his own private investigation company in New Jersey.

This expert has extensive experience in clinical psychology with specialization in PTSD, depression, anxiety, and substance abuse. She studied at the State University of New York at Stony Brook, where she earned her BS in psychology and history, her MA in psychology, and her PhD in clinical psychology. Afterwards, she opened her own private clinic and has been serving as the owner and clinical psychologist for over 30 years. She is also the chief intake coordinator and staff psychologist at a health care system in New York.

This expert has 18+ years of experience in the supportive housing and managed care fields. Currently, he serves as the executive director of an organization that combats homelessness in northern New Jersey; this line of works brings him into continuous contact with clients suffering from mental illness, substance abuse issues.

This expert has extensive experience in the field of hospice and palliative medicine and pain medicine. He earned his MBBS from the National University of Sciences and Technology in Pakistan and completed his residency in internal medicine at Saint Joseph Hospital affiliated with the University of Illinois at Chicago. He completed his first fellowship in hospice and palliative medicine at the University of Chicago and his second fellowship in interventional pain medicine at the University of Utah. He is triple-board certified in internal medicine, hospice and palliative medicine, and pain medicine. He is a member of numerous professional organizations including the American Academy of Hospice and Palliative Medicine, the American Academy of Pain Medicine, and the American Society of Regional Anesthesia & Pain Medicine. He previously served as an assistant professor of medicine and as the co-director of the buprenorphine addiction clinic at the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center. This expert is currently the site director of the palliative care residency program, an assistant professor of medicine, and the director of the interventional cancer pain service at an Ivy League medical school in New York.